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Your child was sick and you ask when they can come back: what to say in Czech
The child vomited and you ask when you may bring her back.
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How it's done. After vomiting or diarrhoea a child should stay at home at least a day without symptoms; ask the kindergarten what its rule is and do not bring the child until she has recovered.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dobrý den, Anička v noci zvracela. Kdy ji můžu přivést zpátky?
DOH-brih dayn, AH-neech-kuh v NOH-tsee ZVRAH-tseh-luh. Gdih yee MOO-zhoo PRSHEE-vest SPAHT-kih?
Good day, Anička vomited in the night. When can I bring her back?
Or say:Dobrý den, dítě mělo v noci žaludeční potíže. Kdy se může vrátit?
DOH-brih dayn, DEE-tyeh MNYEH-loh v NOH-tsee ZHAH-loo-dech-nee POH-tee-zheh. Gdih seh MOO-zheh VRAH-teet?
THEY SAY
Mělo by být doma ještě aspoň jeden den bez příznaků.MNYEH-loh bih bit DOH-muh YEHSH-tyeh AHS-pohn YEH-dayn dayn bes PRSHEEZ-nuh-koo.
She should stay at home at least one more day without symptoms.
They might also say:
Doporučujeme zůstat doma, dokud nebude dítě aspoň jeden den bez potíží.
DOH-poh-roo-choo-eh-meh ZOOS-tuht DOH-muh, DOH-kood NEH-boo-deh DEE-tyeh AHS-pohn YEH-dayn dayn bes POH-tee-zhee.
We recommend staying at home until the child has been at least a day without trouble.
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YOU REPLY
Potřebuji potvrzení od lékaře?
POTR-sheh-booy-ee POTVR-zeh-nee od LEH-kuhr-zheh?
Do I need a doctor's note?
THEY SAY
Ne, stačí, když nám řeknete, že je dítě zdravé. Při delší nemoci potřebujeme potvrzení.Neh, STAH-chee, gdizh nahm RZHEK-neh-teh, zheh yeh DEE-tyeh ZDRAH-veh. Prshee DEL-shee NEH-moh-tsee POTR-sheh-boo-eh-meh POTVR-zeh-nee.
No, it is enough to tell us the child is healthy. For a longer illness we need a note.
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YOU REPLY
A co jídlo? Můžu jí dávat běžné jídlo?
Uh tsoh YEE-dloh? MOO-zhoo yee DAH-vuht BYEHZH-neh YEE-dloh?
And food? Can I give her ordinary food?
THEY SAY
Začněte lehkými jídly a hodně pijte. Pokud se potíže vrátí, jděte k lékaři.ZAHCH-nyeh-teh LEKH-kih-mee YEE-dlih uh GOD-nyeh PEEY-teh. POH-koot seh POH-tee-zheh VRAH-tee, YDYEH-teh g LEH-kuhr-zhee.
Start with light meals and drink a lot. If the trouble comes back see a doctor.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za radu.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah RAH-doo.
Thank you for the advice.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
noci
NOH-tsee
noun
night (locative)
zvracela
ZVRAH-tseh-luh
verb
vomited (feminine)
Kdy
Gdih
adverb
when
můžu
MOO-zhoo
verb
I can
54 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Můžete to zopakovat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh toh ZOH-puh-koh-vuht, PROH-seem?
Can you repeat that, please?
Můžete mluvit pomaleji, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh MLOO-veet POH-muh-lay-ee, PROH-seem?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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